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. >>> investigators now suspect foul play in a barn fire in west virginia. it broke out behind the charlestown racetrack. it's believed an accelerant may have been used. >>> and while you were sleeping, bge and public works crews tried to restore outages. that was because of a power outage in reisterstown. 1500 customers were without electricity and an unknown number without water service. everything should be back to normal. >> and history's been made at bwi. more passengers have taken flight there and kai has more. >> reporter: from sun up to sundown. jets ferry passengers in and out of the airport. and now, the officials say that 2 million people flew through the airport in july. it's an all time record for passenger traffic in july. for our customers, this is yesterday, another indication of the strength of the airport itself. we offer an excellent customer service. >> how do you grade an airport on the customer efficiency. >> how long you have to wait to get through security and when you also arrive. >> reporter: this represents an increase in the passe
. >>> investigators now suspect foul play in a barn fire in west virginia. it broke out behind the charlestown racetrack. it's believed an accelerant may have been used. >>> and while you were sleeping, bge and public works crews tried to restore outages. that was because of a power outage in reisterstown. 1500 customers were without electricity and an unknown number without water service. everything should be back to normal. >> and history's been made at bwi. more...
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with the dew point as low as it is, it's possible some of the valley unless west virginia, pa, get down to the upper 30s tonight. there's a good chance in northern papa of scatter -- pennsylvania of scattered frost. most of the country, really, if you fly out to california, you won't even encounter a cloud as you can clearly see. a front came through with a few clouds. not a lot going on in our part of the world. there is another front that will approach us with some clouds wednesday night, ahead of it, however, very warm temperatures. tomorrow no problem, very fine weather, high pressure but that same high moves off. here comes some warmer air. temperatures will be getting back into the mop to upper -- mid to upper 80s. with the front close by, there may be a shower wednesday night. southeast winds five to 10 knots. bay temps in the mid-70s. tonight clear and cool. probably upper 40s to the mid- 50s. a beautiful night back into the mid-70s, a lot of sunshine and one more dry day and a big warmup on wednesday. >> wow. look forward to it. thank you. katie couric has a preview of what's c
with the dew point as low as it is, it's possible some of the valley unless west virginia, pa, get down to the upper 30s tonight. there's a good chance in northern papa of scatter -- pennsylvania of scattered frost. most of the country, really, if you fly out to california, you won't even encounter a cloud as you can clearly see. a front came through with a few clouds. not a lot going on in our part of the world. there is another front that will approach us with some clouds wednesday night,...
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across maryland, pennsylvania and virginia area, through the end of the week. beginning tomorrow. by the weekend, that front will slip through the region. maybe a shower saturday night and second. and temperatures will start -- sunday. and temperatures will start to fall once again. for the night, we'll call it cooler temperatures. much warmer air. in fact, one station in tennessee got to the upper 90s. if you can believe that or not. yeah. >>> now, that front kind of sliding across new england. may bring us a few clouds and a brief chance of a shower. otherwise, still warm air for thursday and friday. until that front begins to clear things out by the weekend. and drop temperatures. a weak tropical storm, just sitting out there. barely moving. north/northwest at 2. going to stay there for days and days. probably have no influence on the united states or any land mass at this point. we expect it really to become a hurricane briefly and die out. it's so far out in the atlantic. now, this area of disturbed weather, south of the antilles, could develop into a tropical depression over
across maryland, pennsylvania and virginia area, through the end of the week. beginning tomorrow. by the weekend, that front will slip through the region. maybe a shower saturday night and second. and temperatures will start -- sunday. and temperatures will start to fall once again. for the night, we'll call it cooler temperatures. much warmer air. in fact, one station in tennessee got to the upper 90s. if you can believe that or not. yeah. >>> now, that front kind of sliding across...
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police say he attacked more than a dozen people in michigan, ohio, and virginia. he's being held without bail. >>> a registered sex offender, wanted in the death of a daughter of a police chief is arrested. investigators say the body of valerie hamilton was found saturday night in a storage unit in southeast charlotte. a warrant was issued for michael harvey, who police believe was the man seen leaving a bar last week. police found him asleep at a friend's house in niagara falls and arrested him without incident. >>> tragedy in texas. a popular high school football player dies after collapsing on a field during the game. it is the third such death in just weeks more on steps being taken to keep players safe. >>> it seemed like a regular friday light under the lights. 17-year-old reggie garrett was leading the them to victory when tragedy struck. >> i was like, i don't know what's going on. >> the 17-year-old collapsed on the ground and was pronounced dead before the game was over. >> it's just really hard. you think of all of the good times you had with him. >> ga
police say he attacked more than a dozen people in michigan, ohio, and virginia. he's being held without bail. >>> a registered sex offender, wanted in the death of a daughter of a police chief is arrested. investigators say the body of valerie hamilton was found saturday night in a storage unit in southeast charlotte. a warrant was issued for michael harvey, who police believe was the man seen leaving a bar last week. police found him asleep at a friend's house in niagara falls and...
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. >> reporter: igor's eye passed just 40 miles over the west of virginia. this monster storm was downgraded to a category 1 just before dawn on sunday. but it still packed a punch. heavy rains whipped trees. to almost 20,000 people on this island of only 68,000 68,000 they were under several inches of water and littered with tree branches and other debris they left the streets deserted. >>> safety first. >>> in fact, bermuda has a strict building codes. able to withstand winds of 110 miles per hour. for the most part, it was the tourists who ventured outside to witness the hurricane. >> i'm not scared at all. i think it's an awesome force of nature that if you can experience it once in a lifetime, then that is something amazing. >>> officials in bermuda will be out in force today to assess the damage. but so far, there is no word of any serious injuries. >>> and first warning weather coverage continues now with bob, who is tracking igor's past through the atlantic. bob? >> that is moving so slowly. it's going to be a rough surf on our coast. >> the storm is
. >> reporter: igor's eye passed just 40 miles over the west of virginia. this monster storm was downgraded to a category 1 just before dawn on sunday. but it still packed a punch. heavy rains whipped trees. to almost 20,000 people on this island of only 68,000 68,000 they were under several inches of water and littered with tree branches and other debris they left the streets deserted. >>> safety first. >>> in fact, bermuda has a strict building codes. able to withstand...
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lewis died by injection shortly after 9:00 at a virginia prison last night. it's been almost eight years since the murders of her husband and son. lewis was convicted of arranging the killings to cash in on a quarter million dollar life insurance policy. a witness from our station in richmond says when lewis entered the execution chamber, she asked if her husband's daughter kathy was there. >> well, i want kathy to know that i love you and i'm very sorry. >> protesters learned later the execution was carried out. >>> at the united nations today, president obama will take talks on preventing new violence in sudan and host a luncheon from leaders from southeast asia following his address to the u.n. general assembly yesterday that focused on the mid east peace process. manuel gal lays go reports. >> reporter: the president is calling on world leaders to step up and lend a hand to the middle east peace process. >> peace must be made by israelis and palestinians, but each of us has responsibility to do our part as well. >> reporter: president obama said u.s.-led
lewis died by injection shortly after 9:00 at a virginia prison last night. it's been almost eight years since the murders of her husband and son. lewis was convicted of arranging the killings to cash in on a quarter million dollar life insurance policy. a witness from our station in richmond says when lewis entered the execution chamber, she asked if her husband's daughter kathy was there. >> well, i want kathy to know that i love you and i'm very sorry. >> protesters learned later...
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behind the low that moved out and the winds are substantial and the statement along the maryland and virginia beaches, the delaware beaches eliminated from them and the surf will be rough and the winds again, on the shore, just substantial. for the rest of us, temperatures up to 82 and a breezy and nice day shaping up. we'll have the forecast coming up. >>> and here's what people will be talking about today. the eye of what was hurricane earl may not have made lawful in maryland, but the impact was felt. coastal towns on the east coast were hardest hit. >> reporter: hurricane earl cleared out friday afternoon and it left behind sunshine and blue skies and shaping up to be a nice holiday weekend accept for dangerous water conditions. at the height of the storm, giant waves slammed into the beach and control boats struggled. there the waves are the biggest we've seen. it's erie. >> reporter: and rip tides prompted the officials to prohibit swimming. well, it's crazy, we've never experienced anything like this. >> reporter: one man was arrested for skinny dipping. >> reporter: there are no serio
behind the low that moved out and the winds are substantial and the statement along the maryland and virginia beaches, the delaware beaches eliminated from them and the surf will be rough and the winds again, on the shore, just substantial. for the rest of us, temperatures up to 82 and a breezy and nice day shaping up. we'll have the forecast coming up. >>> and here's what people will be talking about today. the eye of what was hurricane earl may not have made lawful in maryland, but...
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the name of the shooter is paul warren pardus from arlington, virginia. now this campus is back open with probably some small areas up on the eighth floor. generally things are open but you should call ahead of time if you have any business here tonight just to make sure. reporting live at hopkins, mike schuh, wjz "eyewitness news." back to you, mary, on tv hill. >> complete coverage continues live over the scene at sky eye chopper 2. the hospital and area surrounding is impacted. captain mike perry continues to monter from above. captain mike? >> reporter: as both the law enforcement says this is an enormous campus. when this first occurred, city police called a shooting of hopkins hospital, they had to shut down the entire area surrounding the hospital which is more than 40 square city blocks. so it is a very large area. they did so rather quickly. shortly after learning that the suspect was in a building on the east side of the campus, they quickly altered the plans and as we arrived on the scene, we quickly told everyone initially everything was close
the name of the shooter is paul warren pardus from arlington, virginia. now this campus is back open with probably some small areas up on the eighth floor. generally things are open but you should call ahead of time if you have any business here tonight just to make sure. reporting live at hopkins, mike schuh, wjz "eyewitness news." back to you, mary, on tv hill. >> complete coverage continues live over the scene at sky eye chopper 2. the hospital and area surrounding is...
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dozens of horses are rescueed from a west virginia horse farm and some are getting rehabilitated right here in maryland. >>> and wjz asks to see your purple pride and some of you delivered. to see the slide show or submit a picture, log onto wjz.com. we're back in a moment. enjoy. ,, - friend: yeah? car owner: and this is what he had in my budget. friend: oh well, the top is down! car owner: the top is gone! friend: yeah, there's lot's of head-room! car owner: tons of head-room! careful! friend: ow! car owner: that's sharp. friend: cheese! car owner: yeah. sorry. carmax spokesperson: settling for less is not smart. what is smart is getting more car for your money at carmax. guaranteed quality used cars can cost a lot less than new cars, so you can get more car for less money by shopping at carmax. now more than ever the smart choice is carmax. >>> welcome back to "wjz eyewitness news" sunday morning. i'm gigi barnette. >> and i'm bernadette woods in for tim williams on this sunday morning. it is a beautiful morning. we're getting ready for the game and talking being the game and what i
dozens of horses are rescueed from a west virginia horse farm and some are getting rehabilitated right here in maryland. >>> and wjz asks to see your purple pride and some of you delivered. to see the slide show or submit a picture, log onto wjz.com. we're back in a moment. enjoy. ,, - friend: yeah? car owner: and this is what he had in my budget. friend: oh well, the top is down! car owner: the top is gone! friend: yeah, there's lot's of head-room! car owner: tons of head-room!...
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. >> reporter: partis had a permit to carry a concealed weapon in virginia but he had no criminal record. >> we don't know yet if it was in his daily routine coming and visiting his mother that he always had that gun. >> reporter: police commissioner praised the way it was handled. hopkins never closed during the tragedy. >> what helped me more was the feed back i got from my family and friends. seeing snipers and everything i was like wow, this is really intense. >> reporter: the commissioner says the gun was so small it could fit in the palm of your hand. at john hopkins hospital, mike hellgren. >>> and right now dr. cohen who is father of two is still under treatment but he is expected to survive. we invite you to stay with wjz for complete coverage of the john hopkins hospital shooting. for updates go to wjz.com. >>> violence on the bus. knives are pulled as a fight breaking out on an mta bus. it happened with plenty of passengers on board as the evening commute began. wjz is right here live at the mondamo stop. >> reporter: it was all a fight over a seat. that knife fight went from
. >> reporter: partis had a permit to carry a concealed weapon in virginia but he had no criminal record. >> we don't know yet if it was in his daily routine coming and visiting his mother that he always had that gun. >> reporter: police commissioner praised the way it was handled. hopkins never closed during the tragedy. >> what helped me more was the feed back i got from my family and friends. seeing snipers and everything i was like wow, this is really intense....
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and quickly to the north or northeast and the latest hurricane model has it north of virginia up to massachusetts and further east. we will keep watching because that track will determine who gets the heavy rain and who gets the heavy winds. this tract is showing it is over the ocean but with that pressure and jets dipping down, somebody will see sustained winds at 30 miles per hour on thursday and that could cause power lines and trees going down. so tonight, look for partly cloudy skies, maybe some fog if it does rain, 60s, tomorrow clouds building and a chance of rain developing tomorrow night. 76 rain likely probably heavy and thunderstorm activity and very nasty day coming up on thursday with that storm headed up the east coast. >> all right, bob we will watch, thank you. >>> still ahead, doctors tell us about the cause of migraine and it could be in your dna. >> i am susan and i will tell you why teenagers were not charged even though they pulled the trigger. that is coming up next. >>> it is not too early to >>> it is not too early to think about helping the needy, for the wo
and quickly to the north or northeast and the latest hurricane model has it north of virginia up to massachusetts and further east. we will keep watching because that track will determine who gets the heavy rain and who gets the heavy winds. this tract is showing it is over the ocean but with that pressure and jets dipping down, somebody will see sustained winds at 30 miles per hour on thursday and that could cause power lines and trees going down. so tonight, look for partly cloudy skies,...
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>> reporter: here and in virginia, the reactions are of disbelief. >> i feel sorry for dr. cohen and his family and the whole hopkins hospital. >>> the 50-year-old pardus shot dr. david cohen and killed his mother and himself in her hospital room. according to his brother, pardus thought his mother was suffering after learning she wouldn't walk again. the doctor is expected to survive. stay with us for more. for updates on the investigation and the doctor's condition, go to wjz.com. >>> several politicians spent the day supporting other politicians. in local politics, it's still a wait and see game to see who will be the baltimore city state's attorney. bernstein is still ahead by 1400 points at this point. jessamy hospital conceded -- jessamy hasn't conceded. >> jessamy is still fighting back. her legal team now wants the state election's administrator to provide detailed information on the voting machines. jessamy is not satisfied that the votes were properly counted. we've had the tight races in the fast and we've had the races in the past where according to machine coun
>> reporter: here and in virginia, the reactions are of disbelief. >> i feel sorry for dr. cohen and his family and the whole hopkins hospital. >>> the 50-year-old pardus shot dr. david cohen and killed his mother and himself in her hospital room. according to his brother, pardus thought his mother was suffering after learning she wouldn't walk again. the doctor is expected to survive. stay with us for more. for updates on the investigation and the doctor's condition, go to...
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look at when's coming across virginia and the carolinas. extreme tropical moisture is moving directly toward our region. i well take a closer view and look at the rainfall numbers. just take a look at when's happening. a batch of heavy rain and thunderstorms across portions of frederick county headed to our west. another batch coming from the south. heavy rain to the south of our region right now. that will look at the rainfall totals. some are extremely impressive particularly along the bay. all along the bay corridor, 5, 6, 7, 8 inches in some spots. we've had reports of 10 inches. eastern shore a lot less. it is a quick cutoff. 3 inches or so, 2 1/2 out to the west. right along the bay, just east of the city, harford county right through eastern baltimore county is where we've seen the high, high rainfall totals. these are just estimates. some areas have had even more. joining me now bernadette woods has had a look at the numbers. some are really incredible. >> even where it falls off, we're talking a few inches of rain. the highest amou
look at when's coming across virginia and the carolinas. extreme tropical moisture is moving directly toward our region. i well take a closer view and look at the rainfall numbers. just take a look at when's happening. a batch of heavy rain and thunderstorms across portions of frederick county headed to our west. another batch coming from the south. heavy rain to the south of our region right now. that will look at the rainfall totals. some are extremely impressive particularly along the bay....
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but there's one little shower that porched -- popped up across northern virginia. the rest of the area, pretty quiet. there's one little tiny sprinkle across frederick county. generally clear to partly cloudy skies tonight. and could be fog as well. tomorrow, a front way out to the west. will start bringing warm air ahead of it. record high tomorrow is 95. we're predicting the low 90s. may get to 93, 94. so get pretty close to those all-time records for tomorrow. after that, saturday, that front goes through. dry. and then temperatures get back to actually below normal here by sunday. vic? >> thanks, bob. >>> a big day for international relations. president obama used his second address to put the world's spotlight on the mideast peace process. manuel galeg us has detail -- gallegus has details from the u.n. >> reporter: president obama is calling on world leaders to step up and lend a hand to the middle east peace process. >> peace must be made by israelis and palestinians. but each of us has a responsibility to do our part as well. >> reporter: the president urge
but there's one little shower that porched -- popped up across northern virginia. the rest of the area, pretty quiet. there's one little tiny sprinkle across frederick county. generally clear to partly cloudy skies tonight. and could be fog as well. tomorrow, a front way out to the west. will start bringing warm air ahead of it. record high tomorrow is 95. we're predicting the low 90s. may get to 93, 94. so get pretty close to those all-time records for tomorrow. after that, saturday, that...
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today, the president will speak to small groups of voters in iowa and virginia. last night, he had a bigger crowd. tara mergener is in washington with much more on this. good morning, tara. >> good morning, betty. this week democrats are getting both pep talks and scolding from president obama, who says it's time they buck up. >> hello, wisconsin! >> reporter: it felt like 2008 all over again. >> they said, no, you can't, but what did you say, wisconsin? >> yes, we can! >> reporter: with midterm elections just five weeks away president obama is on the campaign trail looking to energize democrats and sway undecided voters. at a rally at the university of wisconsin, he urged thousands of students to stay involved and inspired. the speech was beamed to 100 college campus destinationwide . >> we cannot sit this one out. we can't let this country fall backwards because the rest of us didn't care enough to fight. the stakes are too high for our country and for your future. >> reporter: with the tea party generating a big buzz this campaign season for the republicans an
today, the president will speak to small groups of voters in iowa and virginia. last night, he had a bigger crowd. tara mergener is in washington with much more on this. good morning, tara. >> good morning, betty. this week democrats are getting both pep talks and scolding from president obama, who says it's time they buck up. >> hello, wisconsin! >> reporter: it felt like 2008 all over again. >> they said, no, you can't, but what did you say, wisconsin? >> yes, we...
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after the virginia tech shooting, johns hopkins beefed up their security with 400 police officers and all were receiving alerts via text message of what was going on that there was a shooter in the nelson building. officials think that their plan worked well. >> the first means that we communicate is with an emergency text message. that went out before i got to my building and to the hospital. that text message went out over the hopkins cell phone. we followed that up with e- mails. all staff members are encouraged ruin teenly -- routinely, new hires are encouraged to sign up for the emergency text messages. >> reporter: now, this whole situation was wrapped up in about two and a half hours. they say this all went well and timely. they say as we were questioning them about security, they say there are not metal detectors in all buildings. thousands of people go in and out of all of these johns hopkins buildings every month, every year and it's not fees toil have metal de-- feasible to have metal detectors. >> they say they give out 80,000 of the bracelets every day so 80,000 visitors.
after the virginia tech shooting, johns hopkins beefed up their security with 400 police officers and all were receiving alerts via text message of what was going on that there was a shooter in the nelson building. officials think that their plan worked well. >> the first means that we communicate is with an emergency text message. that went out before i got to my building and to the hospital. that text message went out over the hopkins cell phone. we followed that up with e- mails. all...
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he will also visit iowa and virginia. >>> more hot weather is expected in southern california today. on monday it was so hot the thermometers stopped working. the triple digit heat triggered numerous power outages and at one point last night, more than 30,000 customers were without electricity. kendis gibson has more on the record-breaking heat. >> reporter: downtown los angeles has never been this hot. the mercury shattered the city's all-time record, climbing to 113 degrees. >> it was like walking into an oven. the ground, you feel the heat through the shoes and the intensity. you could see the heat swells flowing off the asphalt. >> reporter: the usually hot temperatures have made to an unbearable start to autumn for southern california. >> ridiculous. the calendar's a liar. >> reporter: the thermometer at this construction site hit 90 degrees at 9:00 a.m. monday, which for kevin meant one thing. >> pretty hot. i mean, it can only get worse. >> reporter: ever since fall began, southern california has been in the grips of this heat wave. with temperatures averaging more than 20 deg
he will also visit iowa and virginia. >>> more hot weather is expected in southern california today. on monday it was so hot the thermometers stopped working. the triple digit heat triggered numerous power outages and at one point last night, more than 30,000 customers were without electricity. kendis gibson has more on the record-breaking heat. >> reporter: downtown los angeles has never been this hot. the mercury shattered the city's all-time record, climbing to 113 degrees....
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in april 2007, investigators uncovered an illegal dog-fighting operation on the virginia farm of nfl superstar quarterback michael vick. >> and i have to pate consequences for it. >> reporter: he pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and served 19 months in a federal prison and became a lightning rod for critics. but few paid attention to the 51 pit bulls taken from vick's farm. their fate seemed sealed. >> we had been told these were the most dangerous aggressive dogs in america. >> but donna reynolds, who specializes in rescuing and rehabilitating pit bulls was on a panel of animal experts that found that the dogs were not aggressive towards people. the panel believed these dogs should get a chance to live. >> once we met the dogs, we knew that we had a lot of work to do because so many were shut down around people, scared to death. >> reporter: this is uba. in 2007, headlines branded him menacing. and this is uba today. >> he can wave. wave. there you go! >> reporter: meet frodo. >> your buddies. >> reporter: and johnny. >> what's this? >> when the 51 dogs were first evaluated, hopes f
in april 2007, investigators uncovered an illegal dog-fighting operation on the virginia farm of nfl superstar quarterback michael vick. >> and i have to pate consequences for it. >> reporter: he pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and served 19 months in a federal prison and became a lightning rod for critics. but few paid attention to the 51 pit bulls taken from vick's farm. their fate seemed sealed. >> we had been told these were the most dangerous aggressive dogs in america....
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supreme court in virginia and the governor refuses to intervene. she is accused of i've hiring a hitman to kill her husband and stepson in 2002. tests show she is border line mentally disabled. the fight to save her life has stretched overseas. denise, back to you. >> thank you, mary. the execution will be first of a woman since 1912. texas held the most recent execution of a woman in 2005. >>> president obama uses a second address to the united nations to ask the world to back the mideast peace process. manuel gallegus reports. iran's president also gave a speech. >> reporter: president obama is calling on world leaders to step up and lend a hand to the middle east peace process. >> peace must be made by israelis and palestinians. but each of us has a responsibility to do our part as well. >> reporter: the president urged friends of israel to accept the palestinian state. and asked arab nations to support the palestinian authority, politically and financially. president obama says u.s.-led negotiations can produce results if the international comm
supreme court in virginia and the governor refuses to intervene. she is accused of i've hiring a hitman to kill her husband and stepson in 2002. tests show she is border line mentally disabled. the fight to save her life has stretched overseas. denise, back to you. >> thank you, mary. the execution will be first of a woman since 1912. texas held the most recent execution of a woman in 2005. >>> president obama uses a second address to the united nations to ask the world to back...
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he had had a concealed weapons permit out of virginia for the past four years. >> police do not believe paul partis, the man who terrorized johns hopkins hospital, planned ahead of time, to shoot his elderly mother's doctor. >> no one has indicated to me any level of premeditation. again, back to our investigation. i don't know -- we don't know yet if it was in his daily routine, coming and visiting his mother, that he always had that gun. >> investigators say he was distraught over her prognosis. and used a tiny, 32-caliber cal tech semi automatic handgun, like this one, hitting dr. david cohen with a single shot to the stomach, before killing his mom and then himself. >> it's a very, very small weapon. the whole thing could be concealed in the palm of your hand. >> reporter: partis had a permit to carry a concealed weapon in virginia. but he had no criminal record. >> reporter: partis lived with his mother in this home in arlington, virginia. his brother said he'd make the driver to johns hopkins almost daily, where she was getting treatment to battle cancer. and he thought her health
he had had a concealed weapons permit out of virginia for the past four years. >> police do not believe paul partis, the man who terrorized johns hopkins hospital, planned ahead of time, to shoot his elderly mother's doctor. >> no one has indicated to me any level of premeditation. again, back to our investigation. i don't know -- we don't know yet if it was in his daily routine, coming and visiting his mother, that he always had that gun. >> investigators say he was...
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. >> reporter: she currently teaches english at northern virginia community college. >> i always say that you are my heros because it's hard. what you're doing is so hard and you're persevering. >> reporter: dr. biden stopped by several classes and stopped to cook with culinary students. >> we think of the faculty, the programs and what we're doing here to try to help the local economy. >> reporter: also today the white house announced dr. biden will serve as chairwoman of the first ever white house summit on community colleges october 5th. all in an effort to further develop america's work force. the summit will bring students together. they will talk about ways to expand community colleges into the community. >>> weather has been beautiful. take a look at temperatures right now, 83 but the dewpoints though and humidity is way down. west winds at nine, the barometer holding steady. we'll ,, ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] mcdonald's new chicken flatbreads. all out awesome combinations of juicy, grilled chicken topped with roasted garlic aioli and a natural four-cheese blend. mcdona
. >> reporter: she currently teaches english at northern virginia community college. >> i always say that you are my heros because it's hard. what you're doing is so hard and you're persevering. >> reporter: dr. biden stopped by several classes and stopped to cook with culinary students. >> we think of the faculty, the programs and what we're doing here to try to help the local economy. >> reporter: also today the white house announced dr. biden will serve as...
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mary's and portions of western dorchester down into portions of virginia. a little bit more on this. bernadette joins me. >> these numbers will start going up. the next round is on its way. we've had over nine inches of rain. the airport alone we've seen those numbers. over 7 1/2 at the naval acady. salisbury will be on the way up. now the thing is, there are a lot of warnings going on. flash flood warnings have been extended. you see all of those counties. this has been extended until 12:15 a.m. in addition to that, still officially a tornado watch if -- in effect through 7:00 tonight. that severe weather threat at been the biggest problem. underneath we're seeing coastal flood warnings. that's because the winds have been sustained at 20 to 25 miles an hour. this turned around to the northwest. the band shifted to the east, cranked our wind around to the now. i don't think that's the trend. it will not push the water back out tomorrow. we'll keep you updated. mary? >> wjz has been tracking the flooding conditions all day in baltimore county. derek valcourt
mary's and portions of western dorchester down into portions of virginia. a little bit more on this. bernadette joins me. >> these numbers will start going up. the next round is on its way. we've had over nine inches of rain. the airport alone we've seen those numbers. over 7 1/2 at the naval acady. salisbury will be on the way up. now the thing is, there are a lot of warnings going on. flash flood warnings have been extended. you see all of those counties. this has been extended until...
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dawn yesterday, destroyed a large barn at charlestown ris track -- race track, just over the border in virginia. 27 thoroughbred race horses were killed. >> the real challenge was dealing with the people that were here and the dead horses. and also, recovering the horses alive, and being able to get them back. >> reporter: adapting to the aftermath. owners and trainers who normally compete with one another are help being each other. >> it's a terrible disaster. terrible. i've never seen nothing like this. and don't want to see it again either. >> reporter: with help from the casinos and track, stables have been found and new arrivals. >> it was a quick turnaround. and we're grateful for the horsemen in our employees who were able to get that done. >> reporter: investigators have not been able to turn up any evidence of arson. and a cause may never be known. when you have a burn like this, a complete burn, basically all of the evidence of original cause is burned up. so it makes it very difficult. >> no words can describe just the devastation from this accident. it's amazing. >> reporter: and tr
dawn yesterday, destroyed a large barn at charlestown ris track -- race track, just over the border in virginia. 27 thoroughbred race horses were killed. >> the real challenge was dealing with the people that were here and the dead horses. and also, recovering the horses alive, and being able to get them back. >> reporter: adapting to the aftermath. owners and trainers who normally compete with one another are help being each other. >> it's a terrible disaster. terrible. i've...
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and very, very minor, near leesburg and northern virginia. nothing in the maryland area. warm temperatures ahead of a tonight. cool us down for the weekend. record high is 95. we're predicting 92. or maybe 93. going to get close to very, very hot temperatures before it cools down a lot this weekend. mary? >> all right, bob. thank you. >>> let's check in on the roads now with sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >>> so far, nothing too major for the afternoon commute. we have a bunch of accidents. but that's pretty standard stuff. one of them on u.s. 40 at patapsco state park. another at pleasant meadow road. one involves a bicyclist on old harford road. also one on north gay at north front. huntington. north o'donnell at 25. and east belvedere, at east northern parkway. as far as delays go, 95 northbound. four minutes with an average speed of 27 miles an hour. there's a look at your average speeds and drive times on the beltway. pretty typical there. west side inner loop of the beltway, with 31 miles an hour, as your slowest spot on the west side inner loop between 95 an
and very, very minor, near leesburg and northern virginia. nothing in the maryland area. warm temperatures ahead of a tonight. cool us down for the weekend. record high is 95. we're predicting 92. or maybe 93. going to get close to very, very hot temperatures before it cools down a lot this weekend. mary? >> all right, bob. thank you. >>> let's check in on the roads now with sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >>> so far, nothing too major for the afternoon commute. we...
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. >>> in virginia and maryland, a young baltimore county woman, murdered at college. now her death is sparking some action. mary joins us now with the fallout on the murder of yeardley love. >> a college campus dedicates an entire day to improving campus safety and preventing violence. it's happening now at the university of virginia, five months after the death of yeardley love. >> reporter: yeardley love grew up in cockeysville and was weeks away from graduating when police say her ex-boyfriend, attacked and killed her inside her off-campus apartment. >> beautiful young woman who had everything going for herself. there's no reason she shouldn't be here. >> today's students, faculty and staff, participated in an event called day of dialogue. featured discussions, a resource fair and a public art project called lines of darkness and light that veiled the collins university historic rotunda with black fog. both love and huguely played well cross at uva. they said today, athletics has been a strong supporter of this movement. >> every coach who was not actually competin
. >>> in virginia and maryland, a young baltimore county woman, murdered at college. now her death is sparking some action. mary joins us now with the fallout on the murder of yeardley love. >> a college campus dedicates an entire day to improving campus safety and preventing violence. it's happening now at the university of virginia, five months after the death of yeardley love. >> reporter: yeardley love grew up in cockeysville and was weeks away from graduating when...
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obama stops in des moines, iowa and richmond, virginia. >>> at the white house, the obama administration faces a big staff shake-up, the latest may involve the chief of staff. as bill plante reports, personnel changes are nothing new for any president. >> reporter: they are breaking up the old gang at the white house. it's that time again, about two years into any president's first term and the staff starts heading for the exits. >> two years, people start to leave. they burn themselves out, they work very hard and have jobs they can't refuse on the outside. >> reporter: the chief of staff rahm emanuel may leave as soon as next month to run for mayor of chicago. the big question, does the president look inside or outside to replace him. >> is he just drawing the wagons around him, or is he reaching out in which he's saying, hey, i think there are different ways to do it? >> reporter: defense secretary robert gates and national security adviser james jones are also expected to leave sometime next year. national economic council head larry summers going back to harvard. other members of th
obama stops in des moines, iowa and richmond, virginia. >>> at the white house, the obama administration faces a big staff shake-up, the latest may involve the chief of staff. as bill plante reports, personnel changes are nothing new for any president. >> reporter: they are breaking up the old gang at the white house. it's that time again, about two years into any president's first term and the staff starts heading for the exits. >> two years, people start to leave. they...
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this plan will be formally unveiled today at a hardware store in virginia. terrell, back to you. >> the battle goes on. >> indeed. >> thank you so much. the republican pledge six months after health care reform was passed by congress. today the first real benefits of the new law kick in, including free immunizations for children, free preventive care like mammograms and cholesterol screenings barring insurers from canceling coverage with people get sick and allowing young adults to stay on the family plans until age 26. >>> as we reported this morning, president obama is in new york. he spoke last night at a democratic fund-raiser but he wasn't the only one with something to say. >> tonight, i want to talk a little bit about our efforts here at home -- >> president obama -- >> -- where this country -- >> the hecklers demanded more funding for aids program and action to allow gays to serve openly in the military. >>> in congress, the house committee investigating the summer's salmonella outbreak got an apology from the owner of the iowa egg factory where it s
this plan will be formally unveiled today at a hardware store in virginia. terrell, back to you. >> the battle goes on. >> indeed. >> thank you so much. the republican pledge six months after health care reform was passed by congress. today the first real benefits of the new law kick in, including free immunizations for children, free preventive care like mammograms and cholesterol screenings barring insurers from canceling coverage with people get sick and allowing young...
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he spent monday afternoon in a backyard gathering in northern virginia. >> they should definitely get an extension of the tax cuts that went to 2001-2003. >> reporter: but he says we can't afford to extend tax cuts for families who earn more than $250,000 a year. >> to do it we'd have to borrow $700 billion over -- over the course of ten years. and we just can't afford it. >> reporter: republican leaders say, we can't afford not to. >> no recovery will take place if we impose new taxes on the people we need to create jobs. >> reporter: over the weekend, house republican leader john boehner suggested he might be willing to compromise, and vote for middle-class tax cuts, even if the wealthiest had to pay more. but in a new statement, he toed the party line. republicans are unified, he wrote on twitter, to boost our economy we need to stop all tax hikes and cut spending now. a recent cbs news poll found 56% of americans are in favor of getting rid of tax breaks for the wealthy. a view that seems to favor the president's plan. but some democrats aren't so sure. >> i don't think raising ta
he spent monday afternoon in a backyard gathering in northern virginia. >> they should definitely get an extension of the tax cuts that went to 2001-2003. >> reporter: but he says we can't afford to extend tax cuts for families who earn more than $250,000 a year. >> to do it we'd have to borrow $700 billion over -- over the course of ten years. and we just can't afford it. >> reporter: republican leaders say, we can't afford not to. >> no recovery will take place...
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virginia governor says he will not spare the life of the 41- year-old woman. lewis would become the first woman executed in virginia in nearly a century. she is scheduled to die by lethal injection thursday by plotting to have her husband and stepson killed in 2002 so she could collect a $250,000 life insurance policy. lewis supporters argue she doesn't deserve to die because she is borderline mentally retired and manipulated by a smarter conspirator. >>> iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad is in new york city for the annual general assembly of the united nations. sunday he was interviewed by the associated press. he says the future belongs to iran and the united states must except that iran has a major role in the world. >> the mothers of two hikers still being held in iran won a face-to-face meeting with the country's president. >> we are encouraged that perhaps the humanitarianism will be renewed and continued and josh and shane will be home soon. >> reporter: they spoke at a new york news conference sunday with sarah shourd hours after she returned to th
virginia governor says he will not spare the life of the 41- year-old woman. lewis would become the first woman executed in virginia in nearly a century. she is scheduled to die by lethal injection thursday by plotting to have her husband and stepson killed in 2002 so she could collect a $250,000 life insurance policy. lewis supporters argue she doesn't deserve to die because she is borderline mentally retired and manipulated by a smarter conspirator. >>> iran's president, mahmoud...
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they've done the same for the coastal regions of maryland and virginia. but some tourists refuse to let earl ruin their fun in the sun. >> this is our 14th year here. i'm not ready to go back to new york and get into my routine. >> reporter: for those that don't have a place to ride out the storm, red cross shelters are being set up. >> the shelter is never the best place to be living in, but we will make sure that they have a place to sleep, that they're dry, that they have food to eat. >> reporter: supplies they hope won't be needed this time around. now, adding to the potential for trouble, forecasters say that tonight's high tide will coincide pretty closely with earl's arrival. of course, the storm surge, a huge concern with a hurricane of this size. but i have to tell you, many of the residents here in the outer banks, they're taking it all in stride. they tell me they're going to wait to see how the day develops before they decide if they'll board up or get out. >> hopefully they won't wait too long and it's too late. karen brown, we appreciate tha
they've done the same for the coastal regions of maryland and virginia. but some tourists refuse to let earl ruin their fun in the sun. >> this is our 14th year here. i'm not ready to go back to new york and get into my routine. >> reporter: for those that don't have a place to ride out the storm, red cross shelters are being set up. >> the shelter is never the best place to be living in, but we will make sure that they have a place to sleep, that they're dry, that they have...
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the officials from maryland, virginia and pennsylvania will make the presentations thursday and friday and they'll discuss one new interesting idea that's turning man manure into energy. >>> the department of water is trying to cover reservoirs and there's a federal mandate behind the event. >> reporter: water may soon disappear from baltimore city's landscape and it has nothing to do with drought. >> we're talking about covering some of the finished reservoirs, that's the bodies of water and there are a few of these around, the water is completed and finished and ready to drink. >> reporter: the new laws require for your drinking water to be shielded as it sits. it's a huge project to the tune of $36,000,000.6 million from the federal stimulus money. >> it will provide better water quality and you don't have to worry about pollen and leaves and we'll also be able to use less chlorine. >> reporter: reservoirs will be finished. it will look like a grass cover fie >> reporter: two reservoirs are these here at druid lake and this one. they'll be treated with ultra violet lights. >> and af
the officials from maryland, virginia and pennsylvania will make the presentations thursday and friday and they'll discuss one new interesting idea that's turning man manure into energy. >>> the department of water is trying to cover reservoirs and there's a federal mandate behind the event. >> reporter: water may soon disappear from baltimore city's landscape and it has nothing to do with drought. >> we're talking about covering some of the finished reservoirs, that's the...
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or west virginia. police say he may be traveling with a woman in a 2008 kia spectra with maryland license tags iewb10. palmer is considered dangerous and police urge anyone with information to call 911. >>> we're continuing to follow a breaking story out of iran. one of three u.s. citizens held in that country for a year may soon be on her way home. sarah should was one of three prisoners when they crossed the border from iraq to iran on a hiking trip. prosecutors in iran said today that she will be released on half million dollars bail because of health problemsful she should be able to return home early this week. >>> five people are still missing this morning two days after deadly gas explosion. at least four others are already confirmed dead. sandra hughes reports for wjz it may be days before the survivors can return to their homes. >> reporter: two days after a natural gas explosion took out this neighborhood officials got an up close look at the devastation, a huge crater the size of a house. >>
or west virginia. police say he may be traveling with a woman in a 2008 kia spectra with maryland license tags iewb10. palmer is considered dangerous and police urge anyone with information to call 911. >>> we're continuing to follow a breaking story out of iran. one of three u.s. citizens held in that country for a year may soon be on her way home. sarah should was one of three prisoners when they crossed the border from iraq to iran on a hiking trip. prosecutors in iran said today...
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we're seeing the moisture compressed up the coast as far north as the virginia/north carolina border. that's a result of tropical depression number 16. when you look at the spaghetti model, it's another bad news for us. it's bringing it over the area. and it, tropical depression number 16, over the next 36 hours. it could give us 5 inches of rain. >>> not much a going on and we'll take it. there's the drive times and the speeds. everything's at full speed. 53 miles per hour is the slowest spot and i think we can live with that. there's the westside. it's starting to get busier and no delays and other problems there. and 83 at shawan road, looking good and no problems on 95, just south of the beltway. and remember, wjz is always on, for traffic information any time go, to wjz.com. >>> thank you, and here's what people will talk about today. disbelief and out rage after a drunk driver is sentenced. >> reporter: between house arrest and prison, the killer will do a year's time. here are the reasons why that's not good enough for the family. >> reporter: it's been a year since the 16-year
we're seeing the moisture compressed up the coast as far north as the virginia/north carolina border. that's a result of tropical depression number 16. when you look at the spaghetti model, it's another bad news for us. it's bringing it over the area. and it, tropical depression number 16, over the next 36 hours. it could give us 5 inches of rain. >>> not much a going on and we'll take it. there's the drive times and the speeds. everything's at full speed. 53 miles per hour is the...
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five months after the death of yeardley love, the university of virginia devotes an entire day to improving safety and preventing violence. mary bubala has more on the changes there. >> reporter: yeardley love grew up in cockeysville and was weeks away from graduating from uva when police say her exboyfriend george huguely attacked and killed her in her apartment. >> beautiful young woman that had everything going for herself. >> reporter: yeardley love's murder impacted the campus so deeply that faculty, students and staff participated in an event called day of dialogue. it featured discussions, a resource fair and public art wear that veiled the columns of the historic rotunda with black cloth. love and huguely played lacrosse at uva, the president of the university has said athletics has been a strong supporter of this movement. >> every coach who was not actually competing today or doing key recruiting is here. and in fact, if you looked around here craig littlepage was here, coach london and many of the student athletes if their class schedule allows will be here. >> reporter: today ma
five months after the death of yeardley love, the university of virginia devotes an entire day to improving safety and preventing violence. mary bubala has more on the changes there. >> reporter: yeardley love grew up in cockeysville and was weeks away from graduating from uva when police say her exboyfriend george huguely attacked and killed her in her apartment. >> beautiful young woman that had everything going for herself. >> reporter: yeardley love's murder impacted the...
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thank you very much. >>> in virginia, teresa lewis has become the first woman to be executed in this country in five years. protesters gathered outside the prison where the 41-year-old received a lethal injection last night condemned for hiring two men to murder her husband and his son in 2002. >>> three members of the international space station including an american woman were supposed to be back on earth this morning. instead, they are stuck in orbit. clamps holding their reentry capsule to the station refused to open last night. controllers spent hours trying to free the soyuz but failed and will try again today. >>> an air shore horror a single engine aircraft clipped the ground in indonesia before crashing and bursting into flachls. the pilot is in critical condition. >>> back outside, dave price another check of weather on this friday morning. >> whoa! >> wow! >>> it's going to be hot for us. first, we're dealing with fog. that's not been an issue. and as the sun's coming up, the winds will pick up. sunshine will return and the fog will lift. 71 in baltimore and we're going in
thank you very much. >>> in virginia, teresa lewis has become the first woman to be executed in this country in five years. protesters gathered outside the prison where the 41-year-old received a lethal injection last night condemned for hiring two men to murder her husband and his son in 2002. >>> three members of the international space station including an american woman were supposed to be back on earth this morning. instead, they are stuck in orbit. clamps holding their...
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northern maryland and southern pennsylvania but extends down the east coast, particularly across the virginia, carolina area and all the way down to miami where it's heavy there as well. all this rain is moving from south to north along a stalled frontal boundary. that means heavy rain across much of the atlantic today and tomorrow. because of that we were have in effect flash flood watches. and in the bay along the coastal areas a high wind watch. bernadette joins us with more on the details. >>> at the 5:00 update ni choal as been -- nicole -- even though it may not have this official name, it will bring mass amounts of rain. it's a highway. with the setup with the storm track off to the west, it's funneling everything in our direction. the rain is only the beginning. the rain will continue to move our direction and pick up in intensity. during the day tomorrow the winds are also going to pick up. wind gusts for us probably 30 miles an hour. this zone is where we'll see the heaviest of the rain, posly what foot of rain. for us, a little bit less than that but we could still see on the upper
northern maryland and southern pennsylvania but extends down the east coast, particularly across the virginia, carolina area and all the way down to miami where it's heavy there as well. all this rain is moving from south to north along a stalled frontal boundary. that means heavy rain across much of the atlantic today and tomorrow. because of that we were have in effect flash flood watches. and in the bay along the coastal areas a high wind watch. bernadette joins us with more on the details....
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one model as it going over virginia and maryland sometime thursday before it gets out of here. at 2:00 winds around 35. it's got to go through cuba. it will never become a big, big storm. it's got a lot of moisture with heavy, heavy rain. the jet stream zipping way down. that's what's going to keep the track along the coast. so heavy rain, particularly on the coast. you could see several inches of rain here on thursday. winds tomorrow becoming northeast. the bay temp about 75. tonight a pleasant night except for patchy fog. nice day except clouds coming in late in the day and rain by tomorrow night later on. tomorrow's high near 76. rainy and wendy. a pretty musical day on thursday, clearing up on friday. >> thursday and friday will be okay. >>> the southwest airlines buyout of ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] mcdonald's new chicken flatbreads. all out awesome combinations of juicy, grilled chicken topped with roasted garlic aioli and a natural four-cheese blend. mcdonald's chicken flatbreads. the simple joy of new discoveries. ♪ bob ehrlich's real record on energy. lobbyists hel
one model as it going over virginia and maryland sometime thursday before it gets out of here. at 2:00 winds around 35. it's got to go through cuba. it will never become a big, big storm. it's got a lot of moisture with heavy, heavy rain. the jet stream zipping way down. that's what's going to keep the track along the coast. so heavy rain, particularly on the coast. you could see several inches of rain here on thursday. winds tomorrow becoming northeast. the bay temp about 75. tonight a...
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maybe rain across southern virginia by sunday afternoon or night. hopefully get some rain in here sunday night into monday. temperatures sunday. probably no higher than 70 degrees. believe it or not. quick look at the tropics. it will continue to weaken as it stays over the land. that's a good thing for the gulf of mexico. we will see days of heavy, drenching rains and no doubt, mudslides and floods for those folks in central america, nicaragua, honduras, and perhaps central portions of mexico as well. disturbed weather down here. and some of the models still predicting that something can develop by next week. and perhaps in the gulf of mexico. or in the caribbean. keep watching that area. small craft advisory, tomorrow. west winds, 10 to 15. and gusts to 20. they'll be drying things up. could be a nice, breezy afternoon. if you're heading out on the bay, watch out for the rocky water there. 69 tonight. a warm night. tomorrow, 85, early and dropping to the low 80s. 70s by middle afternoon. and not nearly as hot as you see. and by tomorrow night, we'
maybe rain across southern virginia by sunday afternoon or night. hopefully get some rain in here sunday night into monday. temperatures sunday. probably no higher than 70 degrees. believe it or not. quick look at the tropics. it will continue to weaken as it stays over the land. that's a good thing for the gulf of mexico. we will see days of heavy, drenching rains and no doubt, mudslides and floods for those folks in central america, nicaragua, honduras, and perhaps central portions of mexico...
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this all happened near the hollywood casino in charlestown west virginia. kelly mcpherson has the dramatic video captured on one man's cell phone. >> reporter: the majority of these horses are owned by people who live in the area and rely on these animals for their livelihood. they are devastated by the financial and financial loss of 27 horses dying within minutes. >> the barn is burning down as we speak. >> reporter: cell phone video shot by a casino visitor shows barns engulfed in flames. inside are horses that run at charlestown. firefighters could not stop the fire that killed 27 horses. this is what's left behind. >> all kinds of horse pieces in there. >> reporter: the horse racing community showed up before dawn to save more than 30 thoroughbreds from the flames. >> they were both laying right there, we found them. they were both laying there already deceased. >> reporter: the fire is still smoldering inside, now more than 12 hours after it started. and horse owners are coming to terms with the fact that they have lost thousands and thousands of doll
this all happened near the hollywood casino in charlestown west virginia. kelly mcpherson has the dramatic video captured on one man's cell phone. >> reporter: the majority of these horses are owned by people who live in the area and rely on these animals for their livelihood. they are devastated by the financial and financial loss of 27 horses dying within minutes. >> the barn is burning down as we speak. >> reporter: cell phone video shot by a casino visitor shows barns...
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it just expired for loudoun county and fairfax, virginia. could be a couple of warm days headed our way. >> all right, bob. thank you. >>> the other big story wjz is following today. eggs tainted with salmonella. the owner of an iowa egg farm is in the hot seat on capitol hill. lawmakers also heard from people who got sick during the outbreak during this summer. >> reporter: this 77-year-old colorado grandmother went into septic shock and nearly died, after eating a salmonella- tainted appetizer in july. >> fever, vomiting, diarrhea. >> reporter: carol lobato is one of the over 1600 victims of the nation's largest salmonella outbreak. it sparked a recall of a half billion eggs. now, congress wants to know what went wrong? >> americans should be able to have their eggs over easy, without having to worry that the eggs will make them queasy. >> reporter: the owner of one of the farms at the center of the outbreak has a history of safety violations that goes back 20 years. >> reporter: when fda inspectors visited hillendale, they found live rode
it just expired for loudoun county and fairfax, virginia. could be a couple of warm days headed our way. >> all right, bob. thank you. >>> the other big story wjz is following today. eggs tainted with salmonella. the owner of an iowa egg farm is in the hot seat on capitol hill. lawmakers also heard from people who got sick during the outbreak during this summer. >> reporter: this 77-year-old colorado grandmother went into septic shock and nearly died, after eating a...
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. >> reporter: states of emergency have been declared in north carolina, virginia, maryland, and massachusetts. strong waves from earl are ripping into beaches all along the east coast. in delaware, life guards rescued two children from rip current. >> couldn't breathe for a few seconds, and i got really scar scared. >> reporter: even if the worst of earl stays far from land, the storm could do $1billion to $2 billion in damage from north carolina to maine, and emergency workers still are not convinced the storm is staying away. >> the smallest predicted hurricane can become the most major and the most destructive, so you really don't know. none of us know what's going to happen until tomorrow. >> reporter: emergency officials here, as well as local business owners, are hoping by tomorrow, they're reopening for business for a long labor day weekend rather than cleaning up. erica. >> kelly cobiella,icle ethanks. earl may actually lose some of its punch by the time it reaches the northeast tomorrow, but it is still the strongest hurricane to threaten the coast of new york and new jersey since bo
. >> reporter: states of emergency have been declared in north carolina, virginia, maryland, and massachusetts. strong waves from earl are ripping into beaches all along the east coast. in delaware, life guards rescued two children from rip current. >> couldn't breathe for a few seconds, and i got really scar scared. >> reporter: even if the worst of earl stays far from land, the storm could do $1billion to $2 billion in damage from north carolina to maine, and emergency...
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good evening. >> the fire broke out about 3:00 this afternoon in manassas, virginia. the flame spread from roof top to roof top. least three home were gutted. it happened in a neighborhood in the 8,300 block of tillett loop. jane joins us with the latest. >> reporter: the pictures are spectacular. neighbo in this neighborhood say they've never seen anything like it. 120 firefighters are here trying to put out the homes. three homes caught on fire. apparently it stard in one home and then it read to e other two. people say that the wind was so strong around 3:10 this afternoon, the re that broke out
good evening. >> the fire broke out about 3:00 this afternoon in manassas, virginia. the flame spread from roof top to roof top. least three home were gutted. it happened in a neighborhood in the 8,300 block of tillett loop. jane joins us with the latest. >> reporter: the pictures are spectacular. neighbo in this neighborhood say they've never seen anything like it. 120 firefighters are here trying to put out the homes. three homes caught on fire. apparently it stard in one home and...
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it it include a thriller between virginia tech and boise state. highlights of that ahead on eyewitness news at 6:00. a reminder. you can catch me. wjz f.m., 705, the fan. ravens' fans are loving the aquisition of tjhoushmandzadeh. >> it's so hazy to-- easy to say. but when you see the 14 letters. >> thanks, mark. >>> still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. >> i'm alex demetrick in charles town, where people and animals try to recover from a devastating barn fire. that story as eyewitness news continues. i've got power pain can't mess with. (announcer) new icy hot power gel. relief that's icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away. and no mess. new icy hot power gel. don't mess around with pain. best deal this side of sunrise, so come in and we'll make yours! get a western egg white muffin melt and a 16-ounce cup of freshly brewed seattle's best coffee. just $2.50. build your better breakfast today at subway! >>> a couple of people risk their lives to save more. >>> a student at loyola university, found dead in has university dorm room. >>> secur
it it include a thriller between virginia tech and boise state. highlights of that ahead on eyewitness news at 6:00. a reminder. you can catch me. wjz f.m., 705, the fan. ravens' fans are loving the aquisition of tjhoushmandzadeh. >> it's so hazy to-- easy to say. but when you see the 14 letters. >> thanks, mark. >>> still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. >> i'm alex demetrick in charles town, where people and animals try to recover from a devastating barn...
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and especially down here in southeast virginia, eastern carolina. they'll see wind gusts maybe as high as 60, 65. maybe even 70. just below hurricane force. this storm is down to a weak category 3. down to 115. still a big storm. north winds -- excuse me, moving to the north at 18. barometer has been rising. it's a 3 now. but by the time gets to our vicinity should be a 2. and water gets colder. and there's westerly shear that is beginning to rip up the storm somewhat. now, friday afternoon, around 2:00. that's when it is come -- expected to be east of ocean city. and at this point, by afternoon, winds go back out of the west, behind it. pushing the waters out of the bay. late tonight, into the morning hours. there may be coastal advisories. one to three foot above tides. there's the spaghetti plots. mote of -- most of these models still taking it off from the east/northeast. and rapid rise. going to start moving quickly. hot for the next hour or so. and turning much cooler tomorrow night. and beautiful weekend for the entire region on tap. north wi
and especially down here in southeast virginia, eastern carolina. they'll see wind gusts maybe as high as 60, 65. maybe even 70. just below hurricane force. this storm is down to a weak category 3. down to 115. still a big storm. north winds -- excuse me, moving to the north at 18. barometer has been rising. it's a 3 now. but by the time gets to our vicinity should be a 2. and water gets colder. and there's westerly shear that is beginning to rip up the storm somewhat. now, friday afternoon,...
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in to northern frederick county, virginia. this is where we are desperate for rain. looks like we will have not much in the way of rain chances until late thursday, friday. we need good soaking rain to catch up. temperatures in the 50s this morning. winchester is 65. it is 66 here in washington. it is mid-60s in southern maryland. fredericksburg 63. locally a couple of spots in the 50s right now. crofton and columbia at a 9. reston is 57 manassas 61. the nice thing opposed to yesterday, today no fog to talk about. it is 86. the winds are light from the south southwest and the humidity is up 78% but not enough for fog to form. rain in the mid 'ole the country. big time showers and storms. we will watch as low pressure heads our way as we head to thursday night and friday. for us it will pass to the north. what that means is the bulk of the rain will pass to the north. in the short term, cold front up in pennsylvania. that's going to come through. we will watch that during the day. maybe a few clouds with it and a brisk wind out
in to northern frederick county, virginia. this is where we are desperate for rain. looks like we will have not much in the way of rain chances until late thursday, friday. we need good soaking rain to catch up. temperatures in the 50s this morning. winchester is 65. it is 66 here in washington. it is mid-60s in southern maryland. fredericksburg 63. locally a couple of spots in the 50s right now. crofton and columbia at a 9. reston is 57 manassas 61. the nice thing opposed to yesterday, today...
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>> reporter: first-term incumbent jerry conley of virginia is one democrat hoping to hang on to his congressional seat. >> talking to many of my colleagues, they get the threat. they understand there's understandable anxiety in the country given the state of the economy, but they're prepared going into battle. >> reporter: president obama has much at stake. not only does he risk losing his party's majority in congress this fall, his chances of re-election could get hurt. >> from a republican point of view, we need to bring checks and balances, tell the american people if we get back in control, we're going to check this obama agenda that has no limits. >> reporter: the latest gallup poll has troubling news for democrats. republicans have a ten-point lead and democratic voters may be in danger of dragging their feet. with twice as many republicans saying they're very enthusiastic about voting this fall. >> there's nobody in town that thinks democrats don't lose at least 20 seats. the question is, could it be 40? could it be 60? >> reporter: democrats do have a financial edge heading into the fall,
>> reporter: first-term incumbent jerry conley of virginia is one democrat hoping to hang on to his congressional seat. >> talking to many of my colleagues, they get the threat. they understand there's understandable anxiety in the country given the state of the economy, but they're prepared going into battle. >> reporter: president obama has much at stake. not only does he risk losing his party's majority in congress this fall, his chances of re-election could get hurt....
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district judge virginia phillips says she will issue an injunction stopping the don't ask, don't tell policy. government lawyers say judge phillips lacks the authority to issue a nationwide injunction. >>> meanwhile a federal appeals court has temporarily overturned a ban on government funding of embryonic stem cell research. the funding was barred in august. scientists who have already received monday to do research can continue. it's unclear if any new research money will be granted while this decision is appealed. >>> president obama has chosen a new chairman for counsel of economic advisers. aust aust austin austan goolsbee. the president will officially announce goolsbee's appointment and discuss his latest economic proposals during a news conference this morning. and cbs news will carry the president's news conference beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern time right here on cbs. >>> iran says it's going to free an american hiker it's held for more than a year. sarah shourd was one of three hikers captured in 200. an iranian diplomat says she'll be free tomorrow. iran said nothing conc
district judge virginia phillips says she will issue an injunction stopping the don't ask, don't tell policy. government lawyers say judge phillips lacks the authority to issue a nationwide injunction. >>> meanwhile a federal appeals court has temporarily overturned a ban on government funding of embryonic stem cell research. the funding was barred in august. scientists who have already received monday to do research can continue. it's unclear if any new research money will be granted...
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see the rain bands in the carolinas and virginia right now. clear to the west. clouds and showers with a front. i think most of these will dissipate completely. most of the rain will be along the coast. and moving off to the east and northeast. once again, 5:00 just came in. down to 115. it's a weak category 3 or strong category 2. moving off to the north/northwest, 18. the barometer has been rising. okay. let's track it once again off the coast. by the time it gets to our region, it will be category 2. and weakens, by the time it gets up to portions of eastern new england. as we continue to track it, offshore, category 2 storm, with rain and winds, and possibly they could see some wind gusts, as high as 50 or 60. for our region, coastal flood advisory. tropical storm warning along the coastal area. this is the spaghetti tracks once again. starts to pull off to the east and northeast. we've got hot weather over the region now. but here comes cooler and more pleasant conditions over the weekend. looking really, really nice. north winds on the bay. only 10 to 15 k
see the rain bands in the carolinas and virginia right now. clear to the west. clouds and showers with a front. i think most of these will dissipate completely. most of the rain will be along the coast. and moving off to the east and northeast. once again, 5:00 just came in. down to 115. it's a weak category 3 or strong category 2. moving off to the north/northwest, 18. the barometer has been rising. okay. let's track it once again off the coast. by the time it gets to our region, it will be...
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a hurricane watch is in effect from north of surf city, north carolina, to the virginia border. but it is still too close to tell just how close earl might come to land. don teague reports. >> reporter: whipping angry winds, seen from a window in st. maarten as hurricane earl sideswiped the virgin islands dumping up to 8 inches of rain. >> i've never scene waves like this. >> reporter: in st. croix heavy surf crashed on shore. the waves tore boats from their docks. in st. kitts, heavy surf ran this coast guard boat aground. high winds damaged roofs and knocked down trees and power lines, blocking roads. the next population in the hurricane's path, the 36,000 residents of the turks and caicos islands. >> we're getting choppy water. on the west side of the island is where the open ocean is and it's extremely rough right now. >> reporter: computer models predict earl will remain a powerful hurricane, tracking to brush the north carolina coast as early as thursday night. already the phone is ringing off the hook at the outer banks motel in hatteras. >> we don't charge you, of course
a hurricane watch is in effect from north of surf city, north carolina, to the virginia border. but it is still too close to tell just how close earl might come to land. don teague reports. >> reporter: whipping angry winds, seen from a window in st. maarten as hurricane earl sideswiped the virgin islands dumping up to 8 inches of rain. >> i've never scene waves like this. >> reporter: in st. croix heavy surf crashed on shore. the waves tore boats from their docks. in st....
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. >> reporter: fast-moving floodwaters are making driving impossible in parts of virginia. roads are either washed out or shut down. some people had to leave their cars behind while others pushed their way out. firefighters rescued a woman after her car got stuck in the water. the only road into this henry county community flooded but some people refused to stay put. >> i'm going to work. the only way to get there is to go through that water. >> reporter: on the north carolina coast, the best way to get down the street is by boat. close to 2 feet of water have fallen on care row lynn that beach shutting -- carolina beach shutting down the ports of town. >> unbelievable. i've never seen anything like it. >> reporter: more is on the way. after of an early morning soaking, new york city got a break from the rain. high wind warnings and flood watches are in effect. meteorologists warn a tornado could hit. commuters in washington d.c. drove through high water, and there were a lot of accidents on slick roads. in maryland, one bus smashed into the back of another injuring 25 peop
. >> reporter: fast-moving floodwaters are making driving impossible in parts of virginia. roads are either washed out or shut down. some people had to leave their cars behind while others pushed their way out. firefighters rescued a woman after her car got stuck in the water. the only road into this henry county community flooded but some people refused to stay put. >> i'm going to work. the only way to get there is to go through that water. >> reporter: on the north carolina...